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Nov 2020
Harrogate Borough Council plans to buy three houses in town to reduce the number of rough sleepers.
The government’s £105 million Everyone In scheme funded organisations that help rough sleepers during the first lockdown.
Now ministers have set up a new programme called Next Steps, which provides further funding.
Senior councillors have been recommended to delegate power to the head of housing to accept the the grants from government, subject to confirmation.
Local authorities were encouraged to house rough sleepers temporarily under the Everyone In initiative during the first lockdown.
The borough council housed people in hostels in the town, as well as in Leeds.
According to council figures, 29 rough sleepers in the district were taken off the streets, of which 10 are still being supported by the authority.
The Stray Ferret asked the council what has happened to the remaining 19 which were housed, but has yet to receive a response.
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